Murder of Infant Believed Fed to Hogs Near Lima Farm
Authorities probe a gruesome case in Lima Ohio as a three to six month old baby is believed slain and thrown into a hog pen. A parked auto with a man and woman seen near the scene is noted by neighbors along with fragments of clothing and a partial skull.
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Lima
T. O
James Haithcock
Crosson
Charlies Smith
Lottie Floyd
Haithcock Farm
Haithcock
Steel Trust Sets Wage Scale Limits Across Industry
A Russell Sage Foundation report on the Colorado Fuel and Iron and its Rockefeller backed representation plan shows the United States Steel Corp controls wage levels industry wide. The study notes a real eight hour day and grievance channels for Colorado Fuel workers but limited influence on earnings until industry wide reform occurs. It argues workers gain some voice in conditions yet remain dissatisfied under the broader steel industry wage structure.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Industrial Studies Department
Russell Sage Foundation
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Rockefeller
Steel Corporation
Mary van Kleeck
Foundation
Department of Industrial Studies
Destructive Desires in Im moral Play Desire Under The Elms
Arthur Brisbane notes New York’s moral uproar over immoral plays in 1925. He mocks critics and reports on the play Desire Under The Elms a tale of a gloomy father, a stepmother, and a stepson whose love leads to murder and scandal. Continued on Page Four.
Dates Not Made Proved in Breach of Promise Case
In Mansfield Ohio on February 26 Donna Edwards sought $15,000 from Edward J. Dawson for breach of promise. After twenty minutes in the jury deliberation the verdict favored Dawson. The trial spanned several days with many women jurors. Dawson produced time slips proving he was out of town on some claimed dates of marriage talk. He denied ever proposing.
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Dawson
Miss Edwards
Postal Salary Rise Passes House Narrowly
The House passed a postal salary increase bill by 370 to 8 to raise funds for higher employee pay. The measure reorganizes postal rates across classes to boost revenue, aiming for about 68 million dollars annually in higher salaries and 61 million from higher charges.
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Washington
House
Postal Service
Frightened man barred from leaving. police called
Neighbors heard a man cry for help after being refused permission to go. With no telephone at home, Mrs. Floyd told the Haithcocks, who recounted a similar tale. The pair then attempted to drive into town before being stopped by the sheriff.
Identification of 74-year-old man found dead in jail
Ed Kelly, 74, was identified as the man who died after seeking shelter in the Athens city jail. A friend who knew him for years, with ties to Nelsonville and Murray City, identified the body and said he used the names Zane and Aleck. Relatives in Columbus are being sought as police hold the body pending action.
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Ed Kelly
Athens City
Herb Parker
Kelly
Nelsonville
Murray City
Zane
Aleck
Barnes
Zanesville
Charles Kelly
Harley Young
Columbus
Parker
Riot erupts at Gibbons hotel over Indiana Legislature interview
Dayton report says a near riot occurred at the Gibbons hotel as local and Indiana press stormed the hostelry to question Democratic state senators who had bolted the Hoosier Senate and arrived by bus the previous night.
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Dayton, O
Gibbons Hotel
Indiana
Hoosier
Senate
Trustees named for Ohio University and state normals
Governor Donahey sent to the senate the appointment of three trustees to Ohio University Kent State Normal School and Bowling Green State Normal School. No salaries accompany the posts. Wilson McKee of Athena replaces E I Antrim of Van Wert. L L Faris of Hillsboro replaces J G Collicot. Samuel McCune of Cleveland replaces Frank Appel on the Ohio University board.
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Columbus
Ohio University
Kent State Normal School
Bowling Green State Normal School
Senate
Donahey
Wilson McKee
Athena
E. I. Antrim
van Wert
L. L. Faris
Hillsboro
J. G. Collicot
Re Publican
Samuel McCune
Cleveland
Frank Appel
Portsmouth
Operators Threaten a Wage Fight Across Four States
Pittsburgh dispatch reports coal operators from Western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois plan a March 6 Cleveland meeting to devise a strategy to break or adjust the Jacksonville wage scale contract. Pittsburgh Coal Producers Association officials will decide whether to attend.
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Cleveland
Two Athens Men Named on Ohio University Trustee Board
Ohio Governor Donahey nominates Wilson McKee and L W L Faris for Ohio University trustees along with other appointments to Kent State Normal and Bowling Green Normal schools. Senate rules committee reviews, House expected long calendar debate on Bible reading bill and Brown tax compromise.
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Athens
Ohio University
Senate
House
E Erty
Donahey
Senate Rules Committee
Wilson McKee
L. WL. Faris
Hillsboro
Samuel McCune
Cleveland
Kent State Normal School
David L. Rockwell
Ravenna
David C. Wills
W. McKee Maxwell
Akron
Bowling Green State Normal School
E. H. Gans
Fremont
E. T. Rogers
Tiffin
H. H. Rogers
Tontogany
Lieutenant Osborne Wood Arrives in Barcelona
In Barcelona on February 26 Lieutenant Osborne Wood stays at the Palace hotel after leaving San Sebastian for Madrid. He planned to return to America.
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Spain
Barcelona
Osborne Wood
Palace Hotel
San Sebastian
Madrid
America
English Doctor Near Starvation Amid Panel System
London report says thousands of fully qualified doctors and nurses are out of work as overcrowding in the medical profession grows. Many face starvation while dozens seek jobs paying as low as ten dollars weekly, with agencies overwhelmed by names of idle skilled practitioners. The panel system forces practitioners earning under twenty five dollars weekly to contribute, swelling patient loads to ten or twelve thousand for some doctors.
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London
England
Athens County Auto Show Opens With Strong Interest
Rain dampened the opening night but dealers called the first evening a success. The Athens County Automobile Club booth drew steady crowds while Chase's Collegians provided music and Carlos the escape artist entertained. The exhibit highlights included the Overland six and upcoming Safety Week with a toy railroad landscape and a mock wreck with an AAA tow truck and ambulance.
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Athens County Automobile Show
Chase
Carlos
Athens County Automobile Club
AAA
Overland
Nash
Lincoln
Ford
Hudson
Essex
Dodge
Paige
Jewett
Chrysler
Maxwell
Chevrolet
Studebaker
Warship Huron Not Badly Damaged Off Palawan
Manila Feb 26 Three Navy tugs raced from Manila to aid the U S S Huron flagship of the Asiatic fleet after it went aground near Palawan Island 200 miles southeast of Manila. Captain W A Kimberly reports the vessel is not seriously damaged and there are no casualties.
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Manila
Palawan Island
W. A. Kimberly
Kimberly
Fines and penalties underProhibition rise in five years
Washington reports from Prohibition Commissioner Haynes show that in the five years since the national Prohibition amendment was enacted about 24.5 million dollars in fines and penalties were imposed and 15.35 million actually collected. Since July 1923 conspiracy cases carried over 1 million in fines and 800 years in jail.
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Robert S. Thornburgh
Washington
R. A. Haynes
Haynes
College Strike Ends in Compromise at New River College
In Montgomery West Virginia on February 26 the New River College strike ends after 300 participants, including 160 coeds, walk out when faculty remove remaining basketball games. Strikers return to classes with officials set to consider demands. one student warned the strike could resume if no agreement is reached.
Washington Fights Death Blow to Underwood Bill
Administration leaders conceded the Muscle Shoals Underwood bill would die by a planned filibuster. Fourteen senators pledged five hours each to stall action, threatening seventy hours of debate to kill the measure. The McFadden banking bill was to be advanced before nightfall while farm relief and other bills awaited.
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Washington
Senate
House
Keyes
Republican
New Hampshire
Congress
Nelsonville Tax Suit Dismissed by County Court
The Nelsonville city council lost its bid to force tax relief from the county budget commission. Judge L. G. Worstell ruled the council not entitled to a writ of mandamus and dismissed the case. The action, filed two weeks earlier, split local opinion and drew in the board of education over levy apportionment and state aid implications. County Auditor Fred Cornwell issued a statement noting Nelsonville’s finances were serious but not as dire as first reported.
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Nelsonville
County Budget Commission
Common Pleas Court
L. G. Worstell
Canada Poised to Receive First Dawes Reparations Installment
Montreal February 26 Canada may receive about 800000 dollars as the first installment under the Dawes reparations plan within weeks government circles said Great Britain has received 85 million gold marks of which Canada would receive 4.34 percent.
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Montreal
Que
Canada
Great Britain
Canwild
Athens votes April 28 for $165000 city building bonds
Athens City Council approved a $165000 bond issue for a new fireproof city building and adjacent land to house an opera house and city offices. The plan, drawn by architect Wi Mills, foresees a twenty to twenty five year retirement to minimize tax burden while relying on direct taxation revenues. The project includes the current site and rear land near the jail and fire department.
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Athens City
Washington Street
Lawarence
Pressent
Wi Mills
Fire Department
W. B. Lawrence
Koons
E Ohio Theatre Co
At Plana
James
Mine wage to be fought out anew
Washington February 26 The dispute between United Mine Workers and the Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers over Coal Rim Colleries coal mines in West Virginia may be reconsidered. A meeting in Charleston West Virginia will be announced by the American Federation of Labor to discuss a union wage scale for engineers.
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Washington
United Ming ‘Workers
Brotherhood
Locomotive Engineers
Coal Rim Colleries Company
Com
West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Ani Federation of Labor
Cincinnati Police Inquiry Graft Ring May Lead to Indictments
February report from Cincinnati notes about forty to fifty police officers and one high official may face indictment by the grand jury following an investigation into an alleged graft ring in the city.
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Cincinnati
Beth
Cincinnati Police Department
Eds al Grand Jury
Doctor Claims Complete Cures for Liver Disease via Dog Juice
In Hong Kong a claim from Dr. Lim of Amoy University says he achieved complete cures of cirrhosis using raw dog juices aided by creosote. The report notes the extraordinary method and seeks medical validation.
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Hong Kong
Lim
Amoy University
Free Washington map offers presidential inauguration coverage
The paper provides a free distribution map of Washington, D. C., showing the line of sight to the inauguration. Readers can obtain the map by enclosing two cents for return postage.
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Mae
Capsidge
Wasington Bureau
Washington, D. C
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Steel Trust
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Sage Foundation
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Pelvania
Ohio
Illinois
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Jacksonville Wage
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Burgh Coal Producers
Pittsburgh Associa
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Prohibition Unit
Charles
Ralph Sabbatino
Samuel Gross
Louis Katz
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N. Y
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Cal
George Ramey
Harry &Cuttenheim
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Mandamus
Council
Strange T. B. Curb
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